Expanding Access through Online Proctoring

Online Proctoring

With the growth of online courses the focus of insuring the authentication of the students taking these courses and especially taking online assessment is a growing concern. The University of Florida proactively addresses these areas by working with partners ProctorU and ProctorFree who are our preferred online student authentication and online proctoring providers.

The university policy for online assessments and proctoring is that any assessment that equals 15% or more of a student’s final course grade should be utilizing online authentication and proctoring resources.

Services Available

Canvas – Depending on the type of assessment our LMS Canvas offers tools to help prevent cheating such as question pools and randomly generated exam options.

ProctorU - A live online proctoring service that allows exam takers to complete their assessment at home while still ensuring the integrity of the exam for the institution.

TurnItIn - is an online anti-plagiarism service which compares student submissions to millions of websites and papers submitted for exact matches. Instructors can verify if students properly cited their sources. The reports are integrated into the Assignments tool in e-Learning, or Turnitin can be used as a stand-alone product, offering more tools such as grading rubrics. For information on utilizing TurnItIn in your course click here: https://lss.at.ufl.edu/help/Turnitin

If you are interested in utilizing ProctorU or ProctorFree with your course assessments please contact Chris Newsom at Distance & Continuing Education.

Distance Learning Fees

DCE is responsible for assisting academic units with seeking approval for and administration of Distance Learning Fees associated with online courses. For information, instruction and a process calendar on how to apply for approval of a Distance Learning fee please visit the Office of the Associate Provost for Teaching & Technology webpage. If you have any questions please contact Chris Newsom at Distance & Continuing Education.

For more information about registration fee and revenue collection policies, click here.